#596E40#596E40
#596E40 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.073 H 128.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #596E40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 110, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(87, 26%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(87, 42%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.1%, 0%, 41.8%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.72, -16.58, 23.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.72, 28.47, 125.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.9% -0.0455 0.0568) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.9% 0.073 128.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6210, 13.6457, 6.9238) |
| Luminance | 0.1365 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Darkolivegreen
#556B2F
ΔE00 3.63
Camo Green
#526525
ΔE00 5.64
Muddy Green
#657432
ΔE00 5.80
Military Green
#667C3E
ΔE00 6.21
Olive Drab
#6F7632
ΔE00 8.08
Camouflage Green
#4B6113
ΔE00 8.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#596E40 #55406E
analogous
#6E6C40 #596E40 #426E40
triadic
#596E40 #40596E #6E4059
tetradic
#596E40 #406E6C #55406E #6E4042
square
#596E40 #406E6C #55406E #6E4042
split-complementary
#596E40 #40426E #6C406E
monochromatic
#1A2113 #3A4729 #596E40 #789557 #97B078
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.63
#596E40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.73
#596E40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #596E40
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##596E40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596E40 | 1.00 | 5.63 | 3.73 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#72683D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F6742
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5B6A63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #596e40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.073 128.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#899775',
500: '#596e40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #596e40; $custom-light: #899775; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#596e40",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 110,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 87.391,
"s": 26.437,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50903,
"c": 0.07278,
"h": 128.7
},
"luminance": 0.13646
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#596E40
secondary
#836E9B
accent
#65C390
background
#F8F9F7
surface
#F0F2ED
border
#CBCCC8
text
#0B0D08
muted
#7C7E7B